THE TRUTH ABOUT UNIONS: EXPOSED

David recounts his run-ins with various unions, which were not very pleasant experiences! David is no fan of unions as a result. According to Unions, they have your back if you get into trouble. So basically if you are dishonest or incompetent, they got you...but for legitimate issues, all they have is excuses... Have you had similar experiences? Tell us in the comments section below!

[@Cata2690]

Michigan is right to work. I use to be pro union but no longer. I was tired of the Union representing only a portion of the membership. I don’t need them to tell me how to vote nor should I pay for some idiot that can’t show up to work on time to get their job back. I the Union I was with on top of dues we were taxed for arbitrations even know the Union would announce their large bank balance at the meetings every month.

[@markterpstra3440]

At UPS in Lansing Michigan l had a disagreement with a steward and he told me "if you ever get in trouble with management, l will make sure you get fired". That was not much of a threat because his representation was terrible anyway.

[@jackofferman3762]

Unions play upon peoples emotions and CEO's are greedy. A righteous man wouldn't mistreat his workers nor play upon his fears.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Very true!

[@kimobrien.]

The CEO is hired by the board of directors who are elected by the shareholders meeting. One share equals one vote. To keep up share value the company makes profits. The profits come from you labor. That the labor theory of value first expressed by Adam Smith and later Karl Marx. So to get hired and make those big CEO bucks you must get every last dime of profit out of the employees. If the can save a dime from say 10,000 employees by turning a screw left instead of right that is $1,000 in profit. A righteous man would not last for 10 minutes as a CEO.

[@ReneSerna]

Don't put your trust in the steward or the local. Educate yourself there are a lot of great books on just cause and the grievance procedure. A strong union is a well educated membership.

[@cateyes97]

Absolutely right. I lost my job and the Union did nothing to protect my job. I paid all that money and I got nothing in return.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Lots of people not satisfied with being in a union, but no-one has the courage to speak out because they are afraid of the union.

[@fenian123]

You didn't say why you were fired, they cannot protect from every offense

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

James Fenian I wasn't fired from any of those jobs, where did I say I was fired?

[@fenian123]

David Gudgeon I replied to the wrong person

[@fenian123]

David Gudgeon Your dues were not two dollars per hour, unless you were only working four hours per week

[@MichaelMatherMusic]

Ive had quite a few non union jobs for years until I came across a job in a work place that was unionized. I worked in a RTW state with low union membership and the working conditions were very unsafe. Not to mention, management was nearly hostile with all of the workers. Since I have joined a union, I KNOW that I have a voice and I get raises on a regular basis along side everyone else. Management stays in their place and respects us as well as safe working conditions. Im really really happy :)

[@Justicejamesb]

If you're in a RTW state, this is not true at all. In a RTW state a union has no power at all.

[@TheUnheardVoices_]

I agree when you said that unions might of cared a lot more back then and not now. It makes more sense why they cared more back then, then now.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

They have changed quite a bit since the start.

[@PERUANO31]

*than

[@XIVGrumpy]

Oh I had similar situation In New York, on an old job...... there was this Union employee that would take extended breaks, “a paid hour” break before clocking out for his shift, and the option of what tasks he could and not do which meant that we were stuck with the hard labor because me and my team were non union, we were new hires without enough time to join the union, and I didn’t mind doing the work because come on it’s a job I am there to work...... oh and the union would go above and beyond to protect this guys laziness, ever since Then I hated unions, I hate their employees and yea in my experience they are just there to collect a buck

[@XIVGrumpy]

@T you’re salty cause you can’t get it up anymore

[@TheNeptunePisces83]

The guy that crushed his hand was he able to sue the company?

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

I heard that he was going to try but I don't know if he was successful or not.

[@wesleypetrowicz1091]

In my experience it depends on the union I've been in 3 different unions and only liked one of them also worked non union and same thing it's a hit or miss

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Fair enough, I've had some poor experiences with them.

[@MrSupertwo]

I am not a steward, I'm just a worker in a Union. I absolutely love it. Never had a problem with a Superintendent, but, when I did, my Union stood up for me. I have worked for the Private world, and, I believe strong Unions are the only way to go.

[@smithnwesson990]

MrSupertwo Problem id the Union protects A LOT of bums. Its why union jobs are always delayed behibd schedule the workers can slack off. Great for workers bad for bussiness.

[@nevadacario2000]

​@@smithnwesson990yes

[@66cuda]

I'm in the union ibew, I saw a $6.59/hr pay bump and hell of a lot better benefits, I worked non union for the same company, for 2yrs at $11hr/, no raises and $50 co-pays at the doctor, so yeah union is a Hell of a lot better, when I was in the laborers union I had great pay with raises and great benefits, unions are damn good

[@Tendertroll1]

How much do you have to pay in fees from each paycheck?

[@66cuda]

@@Tendertroll1 was $20 when I signed the books, the dues are a small percentage

[@66cuda]

I do traffic for the linecrews so they have a safe work space for when they change poles or in the vaults

[@Tendertroll1]

What company do you work for now and you part of a union?

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

I work in mental health, no union.

[@pacthedoc4649]

Yeah I hate that mandatory overtime shit. But uncle Sam loves taxing my OT

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

The only times I have ever worked for a place with mandatory overtime that tried to force me to work and penalized me for it if I couldn't do it was union jobs...

[@jeffw1267]

I can tell you that NALC (the letter-carriers union for USPS) is excellent. The problem is that most carriers are too scared of management to take advantage of it. But they can definitely help you. It does help to have several stewards in the same station that are willing to band together. Management does have the right to mismanage, but we can file on it and get paid. You just have to be willing to write statements and put your name on them.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Glad to hear that someone is doing it right...

[@ChristsPapillion]

jeffw1267 that's the problem with the usps unions, it's all about the money. Dues money and getting paid for grievances. This has made usps unions very corrupt and workers feel entitled and have gotten lazy. workers feel as though they don't have to work hard because they can file a grievance if confronted about their work ethic. Don't even get me started about USPS. I'm employed there right now and have never seen Americans with such poor work ethic and idleness than USPS workers in my 25+ years of working. The union has made the USPS a very hard place to work. A corrupt organization through and through!

[@kimobrien.]

Workers at USPS go 'postal' for a reason. Once a manger has it in for you they just never stop. When managers break the rules than grievances are filed. Management breaks them on purpose just to see what will happen or who they can intimidate. Why work hard or do anything extra if all that happens is they punish you anyway? The more automated the post office got the more mind numbing the jobs got. Years ago it was the pigeon hole and they always hired extra help for the Christmas rush. For years they had people siting in front of letter handling machines and you just so much time to read and type the zip code while the letter was move by with a mechanical hand. I don't care what they pay I would never want that job. You probably go home mumbling numbers.

[@trillinflossin412]

I like my union. We have the highest pay in our industry. We have paid health insurance. Its basically impossible to be fired unless you steal or fight. The union is good for workers who have no leverage against giant corporations.

[@vladram9084]

It all comes down to big companies not willing to relinquish their piece of the pie due to greed.

[@coopsnz1]

but democrats force small business owners to pay more

[@kimobrien.]

Small business owners pay more for what?

[@toddmacgregor5817]

So I could come in and call over as much as I want and I won’t get fired sounds like a great deal to me

[@1983jcheat]

When you grow up in NJ you'll know Unions. Here it's NY hoodlums up North and Phila hoodlums down South. Only difference South Jersey is less Traffic and cheaper. Many of us Garden staters leave every year because of the foolishness and taxes.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Some people swear by them, but they don't work for many...

[@therawstone2728]

Love my union. Wouldn't work in an industry that wasn't unionized ever again.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Glad it works for you. I've had some bad experiences.

[@MrRCTheDon]

companies don't like unions because they are made to pay them more. it is a fact that union workers earn more money. look at the profit margin for them in non union workers. don't be fooled.

[@coopsnz1]

small business owners profits down 30 yrs Australia

[@infoage265]

That's a generalization. That isn't always the case.

[@kimobrien.]

The MIT Sloan School of management says that union shops have lower turnover and training costs but it never makes up for the lower profits that a union shop makes. If you belong to a union than the union is you not something separate from you. You and your coworkers are what makes the union what it is. We struck Westinghouse in 1976. The bosses talked about how they would cut a hole in the fence because it would be a long strike and we would be starved out. We were all out 41,000 of us for two weeks nationwide. When we came back we held our heads high and had a $1.00 an hour raise. www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0204/1513072.pdf

[@lonewolftech]

They most certainly do not anymore 😂😂😂😂 reality checking 2024 unions saved nobody’s job during covid and now everyone is running for the hills away from them. Companies will shut their doors, fire everyone, then reopen months later under a new name and be non union. This shit proved its uselessness!

[@SandlapperSam]

When I hear Union I automatically think Soviet Union.

[@sirfortesque8757]

Great 4 word comeback ... Love the way u disputed my points :)

[@koyotekola6916]

I've never worked for a union, but I've worked with union workers. My experience with them is they're the laziest, dumbest people I know. I can give you example after example of what I'm talking about. I guess that's what happens when you have a mama looking out for you at work. At least that's what the union claims they do but only a very few realize what's really going on. Most are content to be able to slack off in exchange for paying union dues. In my opinion, unions are an extra layer of mismanagement paid for by both the worker and company. I liken it to health insurance companies who suck up big bucks and drive our health care costs up and up.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

As you can guess, I'm no fan of unions. I never liked the idea of being forced to join a club that I have to pay for in order to have permission to work there with only the promise that "maybe" they'll have my back, and then can't live up to it when something actually happens.

[@fenian123]

No one has ever been forced to join a union

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

James Fenian Telling a potential employee that they cannot have the job unless they join the union because it is a "union job" is a form of coercion no matter how you hash it up.

[@fenian123]

David Gudgeon Telling a union they have to represent and provide the full protection of the union contract to a non-member or face civil liability is coersion

[@koyotekola6916]

This is incorrect. Just ask any survivor of the Soviet Union.

[@sandrabrowne5814]

You are the union - it's a democracy. The unions are as strong as their weakest members. Stand up within and change your organisation and employment conditions if you're not happy. You haven't cited one piece of concrete evidence in your experience of wrongdoing, it's all talk. Give constructive criticism which is welcome !!! You would be thrown out of a court room if you complained like in your video - nothing concrete! and listen to employers who don't want unions, ask yourself why!!!

[@Nafers]

Wow thank you, you are explaining more or less the same experiences I'm having with the union I'm in. The union is such a hypocrite.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

The sad part is you can't talk to anyone about it. God forbid you say anything negative against your union...

[@candycane7665]

Im a underground driller for a non union mine. My union counter parts that work union make alot more than I do and in a safer environment. Employers are putting profits over people. I would rather trust a mafia run union than companies to look out for my best intrest.

[@darkworlddenizen]

So why did you work there?

[@cmb9059]

In the teamsters for coke we get full pay for a person in the union that trains to be a driver. Idk man guess it matters on certain locations cause if it wasn't union it wouldn't be paid, hell we would of proably had to pay for it.

[@shadow57x1]

I was into unions all they care about is the money I was in local 4 BAC never had work and bitching about dues and local 1966 drywall finishing union in Nj their slogan is it slow do side jobs but pay your dues on time

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Emphasis on paying dues!

[@armill1]

Only worked in one Union job and would never have it any other way.

[@carlhall7290]

40 hr work week , healthcare , child labor , pensions , OSHA , overtime pay , benefits, better pay . This is the tip of the iceberg. Too bad you had a bad experience

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Not all unions are created equal. I know there are some out there that work out well for the members, but unfortunately there are many that are just not all they're cracked up to be.

[@KaneCiticani]

40 hour work week? Never seen’t it, but I have seen the 58 hour weeks

[@lonewolftech]

What fucking union are you in that has a min work week of 40 hours? And I can get my own fucking healthcare I don’t need a union for that stupidity. Better pay? 😂😂😂 I’m non union and make the exact same as the union guys and actually get more shit done. We work circular around those lazy pieces of shit. There are no benefits to unions! Enjoy that pay they’re giving you to shill for them, it runs out eventually.

[@darcgibson5099]

So... you start by saying that all of your evidence for unions being bad is that you've had bad experiences with them... That's what they call anecdotal evidence. Yeah the government allowed some crooks to take over some of the unions, but as a concept and generally they have done great things. You like how many hours you work? How safe your workplace is? Your wage? Your rights? Your protections? Thank unions. The modern work place is the way it is thanks to unions.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

What unions are and what they were are not necessarily the same thing.

[@kimobrien.]

Exactly! The unions have gone from being a militant industrial social labor movement of the CIO to one of highly paid officials seeking to curry favor with the bosses and Democratic Party politicians instead of being a movement fighting back against all of capitalist injustice.

[@ianbrown5955]

So, what is the next option to unions? It's a known fact that you can't make a descent living or save for retirement on the good will of an employer. In fact, when a union is voted out, wages and benefits go down no matter how hard you work. We need laws that force employers to provide compensation based on the health of a company. Surely we all know that an owner/operator should be well-off. But big multimillion dollar companies should be legislated into fair compensation. I must say: I have had some grievances with union ways, but what other options do we have? The poorer are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer now. So the "union" system isn't working for the Western world any more. What do you do?

[@nateellington1977]

in what ive seen in my industry, yes union workers get paid some more then their non-union counterparts, but dont work all the time! The higher rates to the client whoever that is means most of the jobs are govermant related, or tied to a city or municipality to be able to absorb the extra, and those jobs arent always avaliabile. The workers get put on a list and have to wait until the next job, and have to take unimployment (which is markedly less) in the meantime. As an employer that is non-union i really dont see how we would survive in the competeive market with the union wages and benifits that undoubtidly would have to paid....we would be out of work completely as our prices and bid numbers would be way to high to compete. Just the reality.

[@kimobrien.]

If you can pay a union wage than you deserve to go out of business.

[@EarnYaBonez]

Kim O'Brien can't or can?

[@lonewolftech]

If you can’t find work then YOU are a shitty enployee! If you need a union to protect your job YOU ARE A SHOTTY WORKER!

[@katim2644]

Bargining power in the hands of the hard-working, collectively; or, go on your own, without power or leverage.....yup, your corporate over-lord is going to get right on that. Before educating myself, I said the same thing. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't get my employer to pay me minimum wage or give me benefits. I worked 52 hour week, hard, and was suggested/required under penalty of loosing my 7$ an hour job, that I be prepared to come to work anytime, any day...no vacation, no family time, no freedom......FUCKING servitude. Mr. Coffee, you are talking about a localized problem. Why not get involved in the union system yourself? Work for your hard-working fellow employees. Fight for wages, fight for safety, fight for ...oh heck, just fight until shit gets better.

[@coopsnz1]

I'm not successful millennial because of unions . I'm successful because of capitalism lol

[@kimobrien.]

Your only successful as long as you can exploit others.

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

Unions have done good and some bad. It all depends on your personal circumstances. Either go without and bargain and speak up for yourself or join a union and trust they have your best interests in mind. It can be making a deal with the devil . Just educate yourself.

[@chadbaier9752]

United we choose Divided we beg.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

It's a cute slogan that Unions like to use, but honestly, choose what when the Union makes the choices for you. It's the same difference from having the company choose for you. Which in many cases, the company is, through the Union.

[@chadbaier9752]

Coffee Talk i never had any problems with my Local

[@chadbaier9752]

Coffee Talk you pay your dues on time. And never stick your nose up at any job they throw you. Work is work. And the wages are fair.

[@kimobrien.]

That's easy to say when it's a statement by a 'business manager' or long time local president. You realize a lot of us are tired of the "keep your head down speech."

[@codykennedy8359]

Coffee talk, in a Union, you have a voice for yourself. And if you are not active, then yes, you have to abide by what they say. But you have the power to vote. I'm sorry about your experiences with poorly organized unions, but I'm telling ya, they really do have your back and they are what is right for our work force.

[@ianbrown5955]

That guy with the crushed fingers would collect from WCB.

[@kimobrien.]

Ya well what good is a few dollars vs a hand?

[@damanhouston1704]

The company I work for has union shops and non union shops. The non union shops start out almost $7 less on the hr have no pension and are way less productive. The non union shops have a very high turn over as well with no pension. Unions have one benefit that no one wants to talk about the guy that's been there 20 yrs has no fear of losing his job to a newbie so he will train him better show him all the tricks and secret that his has pick up throughout his time. The non union shops have poor training because that same guy with 20 yrs make way more money than the new guy and if he teaches him everything he know he will find himself replaced by someone that can do his job for less money. Union shops are by far better trained and more productive than non union shops. With all that being said the lazy union members are a little lazier than non union lazies but there are far fewer.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

True enough that not all unions are created equal. There are some decent paying jobs connected with unions. However there are also many unions represent notably low paying jobs, such as some of the examples I make in the video. Nevertheless, thank you for at least making a viable argument, instead of just being ugly like some of the other commenters.

[@kimobrien.]

The first question I have is how come the company has both? Why isn't your union fighting to take the non union shops in? Also business schools say that despite the lower turnover and better training in union shops from a profit point of view going nonunion is always more profitable.

[@damanhouston1704]

Kim O'Brien some shops just don't want to be in the union. Most of the union shops within the company where union shops before a large company bought them and some dropped the union once said company bought there shop. Business school teaches you about how to rip a business from a person once he or she has already built that business and how to turn ppl into numbers and puts profits above everything even quality. Speaking of profits the union shops in the company I work for are the most profitable the company tells us this and still tries to brake them because it would mean even more profits for them but the don't realize those shops would become just another company shop with high turnover and badly trained unprofessional employees and would make less profits because productivity would be down. There margin on the profits would be greater by over all they would lose money. Ex: 4million in sales. 1 million in expenses that's 3 million in profits or 75 % that's a union shop. Non union 3 million in sales 750000 in expenses. That's a 78% profit. Company see made more of a percentage off non union but totally overlooks the union shop made more money so even though the union shop made more money the non union shop is more profitable on the less money it makes only in percentage. That's a business school lesson for you.

[@damanhouston1704]

Coffee Talk I've been on lower end of union pay to. Where the union was so far up the companies but. They broke the union so bad it wouldn't even enforce the contract they would brake it on a daily basis and you tell the rep and nothing would happen. You one day say fuck it they want to play games I going read this contract and enforce every little rules we got just to piss them off and watch the management head explode and try to fire you because you letting everyone know how strong the union is and if we just stood together we could get the old company hugging higher ups in the union out and make it ours and force company to pay us more and still have all these protections.

[@kimobrien.]

Daman I like that attitude. Once there are more like you things will be changing for the better.

[@smithnwesson990]

A lot of Union workers are lazy people. Thats the problem of every equal the bum who does nothing gets paid the same as the guy who busts his ass. They do however have advantages. Getting paid 20 something after 3 years aint going to happen working non union unless your lucky.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Depends on the union. A lot of union jobs don't have good wages and pay just above minimum wage, I talk about a couple of them I worked for in the video.

[@sensusfidelium9510]

I’ve been on both side working on the water and can say unions did me the best. There are some shit bags but also Really good people it’s same on both sides ill agree there can be more on the union side but not by much.

[@cmb9059]

I'm not saying the things that happened to you weren't bad or didn't happen but just because it happened to you doesn't mean the unions don't benifnit tons of people. Everything would be worse if I had the same job but wasn't in the teamsters union

[@halfexpert2647]

Spoken like a true uneducated union member!

[@CLiNT642]

Very informative, thank you David.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Thanks for watching!

[@castilloadamejuan1]

Thank you for the information this confirmed what I believe about unions!!!!

[@sirfortesque8757]

Love ur videos buddy but gotta disagree with you here...as a nurse my Union has brought me more $,benefits,healthcare,pension and safer work areas... Sorry u had such a horrible experience with your unions but overall as long as big company's and crazy right wingers hate unions.... I'm 100% for them. Like any other organization there is corruption etc... But unions not only created the middle class... Weekends.. Vacations...8 hr work days.... They also were heavily involved in huge political issues like... Woman's right to vote... Aid for education... Civil rights etc. keep posting videos dood bc love listening to ur take on things... But unions.... Overall we need collective bargaining to get even the smallest of concessions from these company's....they never voluntarily give anything to employees.... what makes you think the industrial revolution stopped child labor? They could and would just as easily had kids running the machines. The experiences you had are a nightmare man

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Fair enough that If I had better experiences I might have had a better perspective. My experiences with unions left a lot to be desired.

[@dks13827]

Hooray for 1 happy union guy !!!! Very impressive.

[@GT-qk9xk]

sorry buddy but i am a local uaw vice president and sorry you had a bad experience with the union you had. in my local union all of our members we try to take care of but sometimes our member's are in the wrong and we have to tell them that but when the company has done something to our member and has wronged them we stand up for our membership. Our officers have taken an oath to our people and i for one keep my oaths. but i have to say i live in a state were it has right to work. and for you people that don't know you can op out of the union but what they don't tell you people is that the union still has to represent the people that op out to. now does anyone think that is right? so it is ok to go to a lawyer to be represented in court and use his or her's services and then when he or she takes care of your issue you decide you are not going to pay them. that is what our government is doing to us in case you don't know. Does our state representatives do this i think not! we pay them for their representation. but they have the nerve to push this on us. wake up people. just an fyi .think about it.

[@zackthebongripper7274]

Sorry buddy, my unions did nothing for me.

[@kimobrien.]

How many unions did you belong too? Or were you just a formen expecting some kind of sweetheart deal?

[@codykennedy8359]

To say that unions had nothing to do with the end of child labor is stupid. Unions were formed by those who fought for a better work place. Child labor was a result of industrial revolution because all the factories needed workers and mothers and fathers were not paid enough to support themselves.

[@kimobrien.]

The Federal child labor laws were not enacted into place until 1938 with the passage of the Fair Standards Labor act. This is when the big battles of the CIO were taking place. The Chevy door hinge mad a good anti cop weapon during the sit down strikes. in 1934 Minneapolis was known as a open shop paradise by the time Teamsters Local 544 and the General Strike was through not a single Truck, Gas station attendant or Boss limoscene moved without a Teamster at the wheel, at the gas station or on the loading dock. It was called Minneapolis communism and it put food on the table for a whole city in the misted of the Great Depression.

[@DLSWV]

How many union meetings you’d is attends. ? How many times you’d is run for shop steward. ? Yes it’s bad stewards. It hard gets people run for these jobs and pay is not good and do lots work youds own time.

[@EarnYaBonez]

Unions are like churches, all aren't bad, it's just very hard to find a good one. I don't like unions, I think I'm man enough to handle my own problems or find another job. I understand that employees are more important than employers, with that knowledge I know my worth, and don't need a union in my check every two weeks like they child support.

[@gerrymcs5195]

Union ??

[@jomama5186]

Wow

[@dks13827]

Ostra - beaten up - cized !!!!

[@bradleynelson3668]

Hey was going to call you something but I'll be polite firemen dont beg for change for their relief fund. Its a fund raiser for lymphoma.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Perhaps where you are, but I have seen them out with the boot for the relief fund. Keep in mind I used to live on the east coast, and out there, New York/New Jersey/Mass union employees have ripped off their funding on occasion and left them hanging, (which is about as dirty as it gets).

[@dizzyiguana981]

Ayyyyyy southie

[@ConstantChinner]

You have the best stories Dave. Raining chips!

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

It's raining chips, hallelujah!

[@xeonschosenone]

If you took the first union gig on that loading dock you would have been retired by now and the union would have paid for your court and lawuer fees in your custody hearingmoron.

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

I very much doubt it...

[@xeonschosenone]

Coffee Talk whatever cry me a river scabs

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

I love it when someone is such a low-brow that they contradict me with insults instead of making a valid point. It adds credibility to my statements.

[@kimobrien.]

Staying in one Industry only works for some workers. How many workers have had their jobs replaced by machines after unionization? Coal miner in the 1950's were replaced with the longwall machines. Dock workers were replaced with containerization. Auto workers were replaced by robotic arms. The private pension plans, healthcare insurance, and supplemental unemployment all looked good when negotiated but if its only with one industry or one plant its can be easily taken back. Time for the unions to lower the drawbridges and bring the rest of us back in.

[@dks13827]

Illinois ? Please look into Indiana as it might be better.

[@i_________________________4994]

Your rambling.

[@AZITHEMLGPRO]

95 People want to be shit on

[@noesandoval1013]

If you have real Talent you don't need Union. Up until then. The Union is your next option. Real Talent like singer dancer actor. Union are good for the middle class

[@coopsnz1]

small business owners are middle class , union bosses hurt small business profits

[@kimobrien.]

To bad about small business because big business will eat you for breakfast anyway.

[@dos32zh]

Sheeesh To join theUPS Union or not hmmmmmm

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

You kind of don't have a choice, (at least not in Illinois)...

[@DavidLemmo]

You have no choice, unless Union Shop isn't on the books in your state.

[@dos32zh]

Yea, Indiana we get to choose.

[@fenian123]

"union shop" is not on the books on any state, that's why there is no need for RTW laws

[@kimobrien.]

Right to work was part of the Taft Hartley 'slave labor' act passed in 1947. Initially the union's vowed to fight it. However post war prosperity and the housing breaking of the AFL-CIO eventually lead to just continually complaining about it.

[@tomservo75]

Unions have some benefits, but they're more trouble than they're worth. I was in teachers unions in 2 different jobs and all they did was protect the lazy tenured workers and prevented the good ones from being able to get raises and bonuses.

[@local3375]

Totally not true..

[@invinceableavatar]

Oh my. Accidentally tripped into this slog. BTW good jobs in The Peoples Democratic Republic of North Korea - no unions. I'm sure they'd love to listen to this monumental bore over there.

[@michaeltabanao9014]

California labor law covers most labor laws , OSHA will take care of any safety issues, free market will determine wages. Most unions are weak, they want your dues but dont want to enforce safety or wages. Now in CA you can opt out.Which is good, invokes union to do better contracts, or they will lose workers. I can and do rep myself better than union rep. Only union worth a damn is the TEAMSTERS, PERIOD.....or Employee Association.

[@rjohnson1690]

If you don’t want to be in a union, no problem, go work for some crappy non union company.

[@DLSWV]

Insubordination a hard case to gets a member out of. And strike is votes on by members and not force by union.

[@coopsnz1]

My pay goes up without me asking the Director , Didn't need a union for a higher wage I earned it working weekends . My Director buys me lunch ' icecreams ' pays my bills . If your Director tells you to work weekend do it without whinging . I didn't get where iam whinging

[@kimobrien.]

How are doing with paying off that million dollar loan? You got where you are by kissing ass and connections no doubt.

[@whoisheiforgothisname2103]

Imagine being against benefits and sticking it to the boss man.

[@local3375]

Sounds like a union Buster

[@Mikechill5]

unions go out and solicit non union workers but if someone tried to turn a union worker they'd be in court or have broken bones. just saying

[@george25199]

Go work for min wage see how you like it

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

Two of the union jobs I mention working in the video "were" minim wage jobs. If you're going to criticize at least watch the video...

[@DLSWV]

And each local gots contract with company. It is votes on by members the local. It’s the members the local the workers that is happy and unhappy the contract.

[@invinceableavatar]

This is a demonstration of what could happen to you if you abuse caffeine like this guy.

[@gerrymcs5195]

Haa ok .

[@DLSWV]

And I’d is change my cal to other states only take eye test. Cdl is federal not state.

[@kennethsands7061]

Thank God for, #399 operating engineers Rat

[@Specialized1993]

Unions are pathetic.

[@wowza9270]

Dude I hate to tell you that unions aren't there to settle your disputes with co-workers. You are an adult and should solve it yourself. Unions bargain for your wages and benefits. I even got free school out of my apprenticeship. You sound like a whiney millennial but that's supposed to be my job

[@CoffeeTalkLive]

The conflict was not with a co-worker, it was with a manager. If you're going to criticize at least pay attention to the content. But then again, millennial's do seem to have short attention spans...